Our obsession with Trump has wasted a lot of time and energy and only enlarged his support.

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The complete quotation from Carl Jung is "What you resist, persists and grows." The reasoning behind that quotation is that if you resist something, you are giving it your energy, although it may be negative energy, it is energy and is available to be transformed and used for growth.

A perfect example in our modern American psyche is our obsession with resisting Trump and the radical Republican right wing politically. As you may have noticed, the more resistance they encounter the more they seem to grow in strength.

Trump's ability to cause sensations lured the press to follow him in his presidential bid in 2016 and eventually put him in the White House and put the Republicans politically in charge of most of the nation. Much of the country resisted the Trump candidacy and the spectacle only grew.

Since that time, the Democratic Party and many others have been obsessed with resisting what Trump represented while watching his appeal only seem to grow.

The mistake the Democratic Party and many others made and continue to make is to focus on resisting Trump and the Republicans instead of putting all that energy into finding positive alternatives and solutions into which they could channel all that power and energy.

A perfect example of the truth that whatever you resist, persists and grows.

Authors Website: http://substack.com/@bobpassi

Authors Bio:

I have been a lifelong observer of American democracy and a passionate advocate for civic engagement and social responsibility. Born at the start of World War II, I grew up witnessing the high points of the New Deal, the promise of postwar democracy, and the slow erosion of those ideals in the decades since. I am a retired educator, consultant, and social commentator, and I am able to bring decades of reflection and historical perspective to my work.
My new book is Saving Democracy: From the Warnings of 2016 to the Urgency of 2025, an updated and expanded edition of his original 2016 book that examines how the United States arrived at its current political crossroads-- and how citizen action can help reclaim the democratic promise.
I writes regularly at www.perspectives-bobpassi.org and on Substack at bobpassi.substack.com, where I write about democracy, personal empowerment, and the deeper cultural narratives shaping our time.